While the bell tower may be unusual, it is still very beautiful. I like the designs made by the shingles on the roof, and the tar really brings out the texture of the wood. Your pictures are wonderful.

This is just an amazing structure. The patterns of the shingles is beautiful. So is the precise hewing of the log ends so they fit so perfectly together, all done with hand tools. And your photo of the end of the log would be a great entry for this week’s photo challenge theme – texture.
Happy weekend!
Janet

It’s a fascinating structure, Matti! It has a bit of an early Chinese look to it with a touch of middle east. I’d love to know what the builder had in mind and what exactly influenced him. Whatever it was he created something of beauty.

Guten Tag Matti,
The bell tower looks like a pyramid. The architecture was amazing. In the closeups you can see any wood structure. The environment provides a harmonious impression. All photos are very interesting and beautiful. The new design of your blog, I also like very well. Thank you for allowing me to visit this site again. We wish you and Anya, a beautiful sunny Sunday, good luck and health to your daily routes. Liebe Grüße von Christel, Detlev und Ranger

Thank You very much for Your visit and comment. I found a new design indeed which adapts to different screen sizes. It is important, that even on smaller screens my photos could be seen well.
Einen sonntäglichen Gruß.

What an interesting design!
I have never seen anything like this before.
I particular like the burnt timbers used at the bottom.
Like you said, it’s indeed very strange!
But also very interesting.
It surely stands out in the snow in the winter.

Thank You commenting. Tar has been used centuries in ships that they do not get damp. Autumn lasts long time with rain and it is important that the wood itself is protected by tar and is dry. Normally here we speak from tar made from pine. After autumn, winter is hard for wood. Snow and ice are another menace for wood. Tar has been used also for medical purposes. We have a saying: “If Sauna is not helping in disease nor tar or spirit, so then the disease is for death” (my free translation from Finnish). As You see there are three important elements; Sauna, tar and sprit. They really reflect the culture, habits and customs of our people. 🙂

Thank You for Your visit and comment. To give the answer to Your question is quite “impossible”. I checked in Internet about 30 pages and even our National Board of Antiquities could not give answer in their pages. So sorry. The only more exact info I found, is that bell tower was planned by intendant Ernst Lohrman in 1852 and it was built under the surveillance of building master Theodor Johan Tolppo. Finally it was completed in 1854.

Ernst Bernhard Lohrmann lived from 1803 to 1870. He is famous church architect and he drew drawings for 18 churches in Finland. After his death two more churches were built according to his drawings. I have photographed few of his churches. So ,he was very active. and did not sit his hand on cheek all the time. 🙂

This is not sure, but I suppose that in those days there some groups of professionals church builders “toured” around in Finland and they built churches here and there, probably local people assisted the construction. Maybe wood was taken from nearby forests.

Very interesting construction, such a bell tower. It more or less resembles to the structure of a Ukrainian wooden church, like I have seen in Curitiba.
Maybe tar is also a solution for the Brazilian churches, but… what to do with the tropical conditions? I have no idea if tar may have some negative impact when it is heated under tropical conditions and intense sunlight.

Thank You commenting. Well, Of course tar has or may have problems in the tropics, but I am sure that it has not been tested. Our climate varies from max +34 °Celsius to – 45 °Celsius. Then we have sunshine, rain, snow and ice. It has been “tested” on our roofs of churches and when shingles are changed after been in use about 50 years, then also new treatment with tar. If in the tropics You have heavy sunshine, we have plenty of cold, snow and ice. 🙂

I think that not, but not sure, because there is a church and another Bell Tower if I remember correct. It is Perkkaanpuisto as You supposed. There is near a small creek, but now it is difficult to see now, because a fence prevents going to see it. I know the walking path, I think, because we walked it and back using a bigger walking / cycling path to Sello. There is near a new car parking house and we have there a place for our car.
Mstti